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The fastest time to skateboard 100 cones in slalom was 20.77 sec by Janis Kuzmins (Latvia) at Meza Park in Riga, Latvia, on 12 September 2010. Each cone was placed 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) apart from each other at the centre of the base as part of the Nike Riga Run event.

The highest score in an international ice hockey match was when Slovakia beat Bulgaria 82-0 in a Pre-Olympic women’s qualification game at Liepaja, Latvia, on 6 September 2008. The score for each third was as follows, 31-0, 24-0 and 27-0. Janka Culicova was the topscorer in the match with 10 goals. The most assists was made by Petra Dankova who managed 12.

The most cars performing donuts simultaneously is 107, achieved by the Latvian Drift Association (Latvia) at the Bikernieki Sports Complex, near Riga, Latvia, on 7 September 2012. A total of 115 cars took part in the attempt however only 107 participated in accordance with the guidelines.

The most letters to Santa collected in 24 hours is 1,555 letters and was achieved by members of the public in an event organised by Crispy Milky Kids Activities (Latvia) at the Galerija Azur shopping centre in Riga, Latvia, on 11 December 2011. The messages to Santa, written on a roll, were then collected by Santa himself. The event took place from 2:00 p.m. on 10 December to 2:00 p.m. on 11 December in a shopping mall. Although the event was suspended during the night, Continue reading →

The fastest time to slalom 50 cones with a skateboard is 10.02 seconds and was achieved by Janis Kuzmins (Latvia) at the Nike Riga Run in Mezaparks, Riga, Latvia, on 28 August 2011. Janis broke the record at the Nike Riga Run. Video of his attempt can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaFMXeJDhZU